Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access (PIA) is a commercial virtual private network (VPN) service provider operated by Kape Technologies. Founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Andrew Lee under the parent organization London Trust Media, the service was originally created to prevent Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels from exposing user IP addresses. In 2018, former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès was appointed as the chief technology officer of PIA's parent company, a corporate decision that drew public attention due to…